Kutani Foreign Affair

Exciting news from Norway where the first Tibetan Breeds Show was held.
Kutani Foreign Affair (DJ) from Storm's last litter,
takes the CC, BOS under Glenys Dolphin and BIS Opposite under Jeff Luscott. This super boy is only 13months old, the best is yet to come.
Thank you Heidi for loving him so much.

Ch Chic Choix Kutani Charisma

Karis celebrating her new title:
Ch Chic Choix Kutani Charisma.
Thank you to Juha for this beautiful girl, she is the first Chic Choix Lhasa champion in the UK.  Thank you to the judges for making this possible. 




And of course a huge thank you to Jill for all her hard work and devotion.

End of Spring 2011

Mediterranean?  No just Greenhill back garden and the dogs hiding from the sun and heat.

The Beginning

Belive it or not this is me in 1988 showing Red Barron to his Title.
Bertie had a Hardacre dam and Ch Saxonsprings Hackensack was his sire
He was a red/brindle and I can never thank Philippa Luiz enough for letting me have this wonderful dog, he was my beginning .................

The Secret's Out

What a great advert!
James is introduced to Australia.

A wonderful tribute from Juha

This is a quote from Juha Karis's Chic Choix website. How proud are we!
Thank you so much Juha.

The two JKs! Juha Karis and 11-year-old JK

About the same time one more miracle happened.

I went to UK to judge an open show. By accident I went to visit my friend Jenni Savolainen who moved to UK.

Year before in UK I saw some lhasas that catched my eye. I realized they all had a same sire BISS GB Ch Kutani Reckless, bred and owned by Mrs Wendy Cain, Kutani kennel.

So we decided with Jenni to visit Wendy Cain.

As I saw Reckless aka “JK” I couldn´t believe my eyes. It was like the moment I saw San Jo´s Party Popper. I knew this wonderfull male is made for my females. I knew this dog is studdog of the century. I loved him.

In that same hearthbeat I knew I must have this dog to Finland. What is so special with JK is his wonderfull topline and carriage.

He moves effortless and keep his topline perfectly in action. His head is also nice and bite is perfect. He does have also very nice coat texture. I would also say he has the perfect height-length ratio of lhasa apso.

Soon after the arrangements were done and this handsome, sweet boy came to live with me.

He has been pleasure to show, his attitude is unreal he is a real lhasa yet real showmachine. This is the quality Kutani lhasas are known for they show better than anything.

JK won groups in 4 different countries and became top lhasa in Finland easily. he has also been top lhasa in UK aswell as top studdog.

He has won big specialty BISS and group in UK too. I m so greatfull to have this wonderfull dog in Finalnd. he is now Multi BIS & BIG-winning Int & Fin & GB & S & DK & N & Est & Am Ch , FinW-05 Kutani Reckless.

Kutani champions abroad

Since sending Ch Kutani Secret Agent to Australia I was wondering how many Kutani Champions had been made up abroad.

Here is the list:

Swedish Ch Kutani Winter's Tale

Swedish Ch Kutani Emmanuell

Grand Australian Ch Kutani Voyager

Australian Ch Kutani New Yorker

Ch/Australian Ch Kutani Dare To Dream

Ch/Irish Ch Kutani Soldier Soldier

Australian Ch Kutani The Legacy

Australian Ch Kutani The Challenger

Swedish Ch Kutani Private Number

Danish Ch Kutani Travelling Man

Jersey Ch Kutani Codebreaker

UK Ch/Sw/Dk/Norw/Finn/Est/American Ch Kutani Reckless

Irish Ch Kutani Replay at Bentarsna

UK Ch/Australian Ch Kutani Secret Agent

Norw/DK Ch Kutani Foreign Affair

Philippines Ch Kutani Carbon Copy

UK Ch, Ph HOF, INTL Ch, RUS Ch, BEL Ch Kutani Snowfall

Polish Junior Champion Kutani Rumour Has It

Judging in Sweden

My Best Bitch and BOS at the Lhasa Speciality Sweden

Wendy judging Lhasas in Sweden

Best dog/BIS: Am Ch Hylan Shotru Kumi Kian Dream Beau

Best bitch/BOS: Staltorps Black Ant

Littondale Valentino (Gino)

Tulla's little boy at his debut show.

Noah at WELKS

Kutani Lightning Strike winning his first adult class at WELKS

This picture sums up James, a clown right from the start.

I have my dearest friends Jill & Dave Lock to thank for so much and part of that relates to James, I know they will miss him just as much as Drew and myself.